Curtain fixture



Dec, 23, 1924.

P. 'rHlBoDvEA'U CURTAIN FIXTURE Filed pfl 28, 1923 ///7// www' INVNTOR.

Patented Dec. Z3, 1924.

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PETER THIBODEAU, OF HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF" TO `DAVID H. YOUNG, 0F HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS.

CURTAIN FIXTURE.

Application le. April 28, 1923. Serial No. 635,211.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, PETER THIBODEAU, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Holyoke, county of Hampden, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain Fixtures, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in curtain Xtures for supporting a plurality of curtains or draperies.

An object of the invention is to provide a plurality of hinged supporting rods that may be swung from a common center or ksupport so that when one rod is pulled out the otherl will be moved with it for permitting easy access to the window Jfor washing or cleaning purposes.

A further object is to provide la third rod which may be attached to and removed from the common supporting bracket of the hinged rods.

A further object is to provide means for removing one set of the plurality of rods and simply using the remaining set when lace or other curtains alone are to be used, the drapery rods being detached.

'A further object is to form the ends oi the rods with curves so that the curtains may be moved on the rods around the curved portion and close to the window casing or framework.

These and other objects of the invention will appear in the body of the specification and will be pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a plain view showing the plurality of rods that are connected to the common support or center and a third rod at-` tached outside of the other rods and below the same.

Fig. 2 is aside elevational view partly in section substantially on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 showing the relation of the two connecting rods and the detachable one below the same.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail plan view of the manner of connecting the two rods together so that when one is moved the other will be moved with it.

Fig. 4 is a detail side elevational view on an enlarged scale showing the manner of connecting the two rods or a pair of them together and supporting them about a vcommon pivotal center.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of one end of the inner yand lower rod.

Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view of the rod i which is located outside of `the inner rod and showing the recess therein for receiving a lug or projection of the inner or lower rod, and v Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view oi'ionel of the brackets for attaching aA pair of rods to the window frame or casing.

Referring to the drawings in detail:

1 designates the upper casing orframework of the window, 2 brackets which are attached thereto at the opposite ends by any suitable means as the screws 3. g4 is an opening which extends' vertically through each of the brackets. a curtain rod which is formed with a head portion 6 having an opening 7 which eX- tend through the cylindrical shaped bear-r ing part 8. The part 8 enters the opening Je or the bracket, as shown in Fig. 1. The head portion 6 is formed with two shoulders 9 and 10 lto serve as stops which engage the lug 11 on the bracket 2 (see Fig. 7), when the rod 5 is swung in opposite directions as indicated by the two arrows 12 and 18 in Fig.` 3. on the. head portion 6.] This lug enters the recessed part 15 of a second curtain ro'd 16 which is located in front of and parallel with the rod 5 as shown in Fig. 1. A bottom plan View of the head end of this second rod is shown in Fig. 6. 17 designates a cylindrical shaped bearing part on the rod 16 which enters the opening 7. of the rod 5 when the two rods are assembled on the bracket 2, as shown in Fig. 3; thelug 14 then enters the recess 15 as shown. 18 designates the *head` part of the` rod 16. As shown in Fig. 1 the rods 5 and 16 are arranged or locatedone in front ofthe other in spaced parallel relation and in the same horizontal plane. The lug 14 on the rod 5 which enters the recess on the rod 16 causes the two rods to turn together when either one is moved: toward or away from the window as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. The shoulder 9 on the rod 5 striking the lug 11 on the bracket`2 limits their inward movement and the shoulder 5 designates 14: is a lug l of the rod 5 strikingthe other side of the lug,` ll limits their outward movement. ln other words when one rod is moved or turned in the ln'acket 2 the other will move or turn in unison therewith.

19. designates a, tubular member which is slipped or slid over the outer end of each ofthe rods and 1G in order to close or span the Awondow space or width. 2O are plugs which enter the ends of the tubular members 19, which are provided with the heads for retaining the curtains in place on the rods. lt is obvious that only one pair of rods, as 5 may be used, the other pair 6 being removed from the support by withdi'airing` the cylindrical member 17 from the opening T indicated in dotted lines in Fig. Ll. lf desired the plugs 20 may be removed and one of the tubular members 1.9 slipped or moved along` one of the rods 5 on the end of the other rod 5.

vl designates a third or other rods which 'are located belowand parallel with the rods 5 and 16. TEiach of these rods are formed with. projections 22 which enter openings in the brackets 23 located below the brackets 'If desired the rods 2l may be removed from the brackets 23, and their projections 22 placed in the recesses 2li indicated in dotted lines iniFig. 2.. 25 designates a tubular or sleeve. member which is slipped over the adjacent innerends of the two members 2l.

An important feature of my improvement is in the curving,l of the inner ends of all of the rods so that the curtains may be moved on the rods and close to the window casingsy receiving any ornamental or finishing' hang'- ings,

Y For this description it will bc seen that l have provided two pairs of curtain rods Vthat may bc swung as a unit, and a construction which will permit one pair to be ri moved, and a further construction which will permit a third rod to be used separately or with the other rods.

What l claim is:

1. In a curtain construction for windows, the. con'ibination, of a pair of rods in the same horizontal plane for supporting' separate curtains, means for pivotally supporting the same on a common support, means for ineving one rod from the other comprising a lug,- on one and a recess on the other to freely receive the lug, said construction permittingl one rod to be freely lifted or detached from the other.

2.v In a curtain rod construction for windows, the combination, of a pair of rods in the same plane for supporting,` separate cui'- tains, means for pivotally supporting the same on a common support, means for moving' one rod from the other comprising a lug' on one and a recess on the other to freely receive the lug, stop shoulders on one of the rods, said construction permitting one rod to be freely lifted or detached from the other, and cooperating' means between tlu` shoulders on one of the rods and the common support to limit the outward and inward movements of the pair of rods when moved as a unit.

3. ln a curtain construction for windows, the combination, of a pair of rods for sup porting separate curtains, means for pivotally supporting` the same on a common support, a stop lug on the support, means for movingY one rod from the other comprising;- a lug on one and a recess on the other to freely receive the lug, said construction pew niitting one rod to be freely lifted or di taclied from the other and cooperating means between shoulders on one of the rods to limit the outward and inward nioven'ients of the pair of rods when moved as a unit, said means including a lug or stop on the common support and shoulders on one of the pairs of rods for engaging the shoulders.

A curtain rod construction, comprising in combination, of a pair of rods located in the saineplane and in spaced parallel relation, a common supportingy bracket, the iuner ends of the rods being placed one over tht` other, the lower rod having a part which ent-ers the bracket and formed with a lug; and two shoulders, the upper rod having; a recess on its lower side to receive the lus of the lower rod to cause the two .rods to more together, the bracket having,v a lug with which the two shoulders of the lower rod engages to limit the outward and inward movements of the two rods.

5. A curtain rod construction, comprisingv in combination, of a pair of rods located in the same plane and in spaced parallel reaw tion, a common supporting` bracket, the inner ends of the rods being placed one ver the other, the lower rod having a part which enters the bracket and formed with a. hic" and two shoulders, the upper rod having a recess on its lower side to receive the li o' the lower rod to cause the two rods to more together, the bracket having: a lug; with which the two shoulders of the lower rod engages to limit the outward and incfai'd movements of the two rods each of the upper rods having` a recess to receive a projection of a third rod, whereby three distinct cur tain rods are provided, said rods being each provided with slidable tubular or sleeve members to vary the length of the rods.

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